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CVE-2026-99017

CVE-2026-99017 · riscv: errata: select RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY for THEAD GHOSTWRITE

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: errata: select RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY for THEAD GHOSTWRITE errata_probe_ghostwrite() only marks the CPU as vulnerable when it is called at the RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_EARLY_BOOT stage, and the mitigation in ghostwrite_enable_mitigation() only takes effect if the vulnerable state was recorded before the boot alternatives are patched. The early boot stage is only executed when CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY is enabled, which currently is only selected by ERRATA_THEAD_MAE. In a kernel built with ERRATA_THEAD_GHOSTWRITE=y but ERRATA_THEAD_MAE=n, the early alternatives never run, so ghostwrite_state is never set to VULNERABLE: ghostwrite_enable_mitigation() returns false, xtheadvector remains enabled, and sysfs reports "Not affected" on a vulnerable T-Head C9xx CPU. Select RISCV_ALTERNATIVE_EARLY from ERRATA_THEAD_GHOSTWRITE so that the vulnerability is detected in the early boot stage and the default mitigation is applied.

EPSS 0.2% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • linux

    Versions
    • ≥ 4bf97069239bcfca9840936313c7ac35a6e04488, < fa465a7819ecbe5801b78c088d3cadaf2664b8ca: Affected (git)
    • ≥ 4bf97069239bcfca9840936313c7ac35a6e04488, < 7fee577a2fa78b9a76da015beec1ccf978746ebb: Affected (git)
    • ≥ 4bf97069239bcfca9840936313c7ac35a6e04488, < 298510bbc7c3017c0faf481c6ea66f1065b657b4: Affected (git)

    Update to 7fee577a2fa78b9a76da015beec1ccf978746ebb

  • linux

    Versions
    • 6.14: Affected
    • ≥ 0, < 6.14: Not affected (semver)
    • ≥ 6.18.57, ≤ 6.18.*: Not affected (semver)
    • ≥ 7.2.11, ≤ 7.2.*: Not affected (semver)
    • ≥ 7.3: Not affected (original_commit_for_fix)

    No fix published

  • linux Debian:14

    Versions
    • 6.12.100-1
    • 6.12.101-1
    • 6.12.105-1
    • 6.12.107-1
    • 6.12.111-1
    • 6.12.113-1
    • 6.12.38-1
    • 6.12.41-1
    • 6.12.43-1
    • 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.48-1
    • 6.12.57-1
    • 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.63-1
    • 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.69-1
    • 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.73-1
    • 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.74-1
    • 6.12.74-2
    • 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.85-1
    • 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.86-1
    • 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.88-1
    • 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.90-1
    • 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.90-2
    • 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.94-1
    • 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.95-1
    • 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1
    • 6.12.96-1
    • 6.13.10-1~exp1
    • 6.13.11-1~exp1
    • 6.13.2-1~exp1
    • 6.13.3-1~exp1
    • 6.13.4-1~exp1
    • 6.13.5-1~exp1
    • 6.13.6-1~exp1
    • 6.13.7-1~exp1
    • 6.13.8-1~exp1
    • 6.13.9-1~exp1
    • 6.13~rc6-1~exp1
    • 6.13~rc7-1~exp1
    • 6.14.3-1~exp1
    • 6.14.5-1~exp1
    • 6.14.6-1~exp1
    • 6.15-1~exp1
    • 6.15.1-1~exp1
    • 6.15.2-1~exp1
    • 6.15.3-1~exp1
    • 6.15.4-1~exp1
    • 6.15.5-1~exp1
    • 6.15.6-1~exp1
    • 6.15~rc7-1~exp1
    • 6.16-1~exp1
    • 6.16.1-1~exp1
    • 6.16.10-1
    • 6.16.11-1
    • 6.16.12-1
    • 6.16.12-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.16.12-2
    • 6.16.3-1
    • 6.16.3-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.16.5-1
    • 6.16.6-1
    • 6.16.7-1
    • 6.16.8-1
    • 6.16.9-1
    • 6.16~rc7-1~exp1
    • 6.17.10-1
    • 6.17.11-1
    • 6.17.12-1
    • 6.17.13-1
    • 6.17.13-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.17.2-1~exp1
    • 6.17.5-1~exp1
    • 6.17.6-1
    • 6.17.7-1
    • 6.17.7-2
    • 6.17.8-1
    • 6.17.8-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.17.9-1
    • 6.18.1-1~exp1
    • 6.18.10-1
    • 6.18.12-1
    • 6.18.12-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.18.13-1
    • 6.18.14-1
    • 6.18.15-1
    • 6.18.15-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.18.2-1~exp1
    • 6.18.3-1
    • 6.18.5-1
    • 6.18.5-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.18.8-1
    • 6.18.9-1
    • 6.18.9-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.18~rc4-1~exp1
    • 6.18~rc4-1~exp2
    • 6.18~rc5-1~exp1
    • 6.18~rc6-1~exp1
    • 6.18~rc7-1~exp1
    • 6.19-1~exp1
    • 6.19.10-1
    • 6.19.10-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.19.11-1
    • 6.19.11-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.19.12-1
    • 6.19.13-1
    • 6.19.13-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.19.14-1
    • 6.19.14-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.19.2-1~exp1
    • 6.19.3-1~exp1
    • 6.19.4-1~exp1
    • 6.19.5-1~exp1
    • 6.19.6-1
    • 6.19.6-2
    • 6.19.6-2~bpo13+1
    • 6.19.8-1
    • 6.19.8-1~bpo13+1
    • 6.19~rc4-1~exp1
    • 6.19~rc5-1~exp1
    • 6.19~rc6-1~exp1
    • 6.19~rc7-1~exp1
    • 6.19~rc8-1~exp1
    • 7.0-1~exp1
    • 7.0.1-1~exp1
    • 7.0.10-1
    • 7.0.10-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.0.12-1
    • 7.0.12-2
    • 7.0.12-2~bpo13+1
    • 7.0.13-1
    • 7.0.13-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.0.14-1
    • 7.0.3-1
    • 7.0.4-1
    • 7.0.4-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.0.7-1
    • 7.0.7-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.0.9-1
    • 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.1.1-1~exp1
    • 7.1.10-1
    • 7.1.12-1
    • 7.1.13-1
    • 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.1.2-1~exp1
    • 7.1.3-1
    • 7.1.3-1+sunvdc
    • 7.1.3-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.1.4-1
    • 7.1.5-1
    • 7.1.6-1
    • 7.1.7-1
    • 7.1.7-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.1.8-1
    • 7.1.8-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.1.8-2
    • 7.1.9-1
    • 7.1.9-1+sparc64
    • 7.1~rc2-1~exp1
    • 7.1~rc3-1~exp1
    • 7.1~rc4-1~exp1
    • 7.1~rc4-1~exp2
    • 7.1~rc5-1~exp1
    • 7.1~rc7-1~exp1
    • 7.2.10-1
    • 7.2.2-1~exp1
    • 7.2.3-1~exp1
    • 7.2.6-1
    • 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.2.7-1
    • 7.2.8-1
    • 7.2.9-1
    • 7.2.9-1~bpo13+1
    • 7.2~rc3-1~exp1
    • 7.2~rc5-1~exp1
    • 7.2~rc7-1~exp1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 7.2.11-1

    Update to 7.2.11-1

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